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Sarah McCarthy Park

Outdoor skating

Estimatedhasn't been cold enough yet
No confirmed report — it hasn't been cold enough for ice yet.

Community-maintained: volunteers flood it, so it usually opens a week or two after the first cold stretch.

240 Cedarstone Street

PuddleA small, shallow rink for young or beginner skaters, maintained by flooding a low-lying area.
Ice maintained by the community
Lit for night skating
Daylight until about 4:50pm today

Amenity details from City of Ottawa open data (Nov 2024).

A community-flooded patch of open ice with no boards — better suited to free skating and gliding around than a puck-and-net game. The permanent lights mean you can skate well after dark, but come laced up and ready: there's no building, washroom, or place to change here, and the ice depends on how the cold has been treating it.

Source: City of Ottawa Outdoor Rinks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Ottawa.